Collar attachment



Sept. 29, 1942.

J. FELDBIN COLLAR ATTACHMENT Filed March 28, 1941 Inventor JZMA 72/466 A/Ioruey Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR ATTACHMENT Jacob Feldbin, Coxsackie, N. Y.

Application March 28, 1941, Serial No. 385,742

3 Claims.

This invention relates to collar attachments of the type generally referred to as collar stiifeners and/or shapers, and used for preventing outward bending and curling of the extended points or front portions of the collar flaps, so as to preserve the neat appearance of negligee, or soft collars, whether attachable or attached to the shirt, when worn under usual usage or perspiration.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which will also be found to have many additional usages, with little or no change made therein, or, in other words, to provide a device of this character which, in addition to functioning as a collar shaper or stiffener, will also be found useful as a punch, screwdriver, garment ornament, and the like, as will readily present themselves to the user thereof.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection a with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a front View of a soft collar provided with stiffening means according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of the inner side of a flap of the collar further illustrating the application of the invention, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the stiifener element.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, it will be seen that in the preferred embodiment there-of, I provide a stiffener element indicated generally by the reference numeral 5. The element 5 may be formed from a sheet of any suitable materal such as light metal, Celluloid, or the like, cut, shaped and dimensioned to provide a body 6 that is somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram but tapers towards one end.

At the minor end 1 thereof, the body is provided with a substantially V-shaped notch extending inwardly from the terminal edge of the body at said end, and this notch, indicated by the reference numeral 8, serves to present at said end of the body 6 an integral prong 9 disposed within the plane of the body and extending longitudinally with respect thereto.

At the major end Ill thereof, the body 6 is cut on a bias and is provided in substantial alignment with the notch 8 with a V-shaped notch ll presenting in alignment with the prong 9 a pointed prong l2.

At the side of the notch ll opposite to the prong l2, the body 6 is provided with a diagonal notch l3 presenting at said extremity of the end I!) of the body a relatively long pointed prong I4 lying in the plane of the body and extended substantially diagonally with respect thereto.

In using the device as a shaping or stiffening member for soft collars such as are either attached to, or attachable to the shirt, two of such elements 5 are used, one for each collar end as shown.

In using a stiffening element 5, the same is placed at the inner side of the foldable flap [5 of the collar adjacent the end of the flap to extend transversely thereof.

The member 5 is secured in position on the flap I5 by piercing the innermost layer of cloth with the prongs 9 and I2, and the device serves to stiffen or maintain the shape of the collar flap by piercing the innermost ply of the collar flap with the prong Hi, all as clearly shown in Figure 2; theprong I4 being so engaged with the collar tending to maintain the lower edge of the collar in shape.

At the end 1 thereof the portion of the body 5 at the side of the notch 8 opposite to the prong It! may be feathered to an edge so as to be used in cutting slits in work thus permitting the entire article to be used, for example, as a punch. Also the prongs 9 and I2 will serve for puncturing holes in articles; and these, together with many other uses, will readily present themselves to the user.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of construction, materials, and uses herein set forth, since it will be appreciated. that alterations and changes may be made by the use of the device on the part of one skilled in the art.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, a relatively flat, longitudinally tapered body provided at opposite ends thereof and adjacent one of the longer sides of the body with pointed penetrating prongs respectively coplanar with the body and coterminous with the end edges of the body, and said body at the major end thereof provided with a diagonal slot presenting at the extreme edge of said major end a pointed penetrating prong extending substantially diagonally of said body.

2. In a device of the character described, a relatively flat, longitudinally tapered body provided at opposite ends thereof with V-shaped notches extending inwardly from the end edges of the body and presenting at said ends pointed penetrating prongs; said body adjacent one end thereof being provided with a diagonal slot presenting at the outer side of the slot an elongated penetrating prong disposed substantially diagonally with respect to the longitudinal dimensions of the body.

3. In a device of the character described, a relatively flat body provided with aligned substantially V-shaped notches extending inwardly from opposite end edges of the body and presenting adjacent one of the longer side edges of the body pointed penetrating members having the 10 

